Five Building Blocks in the New Architecture of High Schools — from gettingsmart.com by Tom Vander Ark
Key Points
- Schools personalizing learning and moving to mastery often use five linked learner experience systems to promote growth on learning goals.
- Each system has unique learner experiences, feedback protocols, supports and staffing strategies.
- These systems work independently and together to promote learner-centered growth toward shared outcomes.
Schools personalizing learning and moving to mastery or competency-based learning models often use five linked learner experience systems to promote growth on learning goals: skill-building, projects, immersion, advisory, and out-of-school learning. Each system has unique learner experiences, feedback protocols, supports and staffing strategies. These systems work independently and together to promote learner-centered growth toward shared outcomes (i.e., learner profile or portrait of a graduate).